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If Antarctica melts, it will effect us because the worlds sea level will rise, can cause floods in London from the river Thames.
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If all the ice on Antarctica melts, sea levels around the world will rise by 200 feet (60 metres). This will flood all the coastal cities in the UK.
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Why does Antarctica melt?
It's covered with an ice layer 9 miles thick in places, what you see on Google earth is once massive glacier. Because of "global warming" the polar caps are heating up, since Ice melts in heat, and Antarctica is one giant "ice cube" it melts...
How can an increase in the annual melt season in Antarctica have global effects?
Most of the ice on Antarctica is land ice, so when it melts it raises sea levels, globally, which means all around the world.
How does an ice lolly melt?
It melts just because of the effect of heat on ice
How much snow is there in Antarctica compared to Arctic?
The Arctic is a sea bed: Antarctica is a continent, and a desert with less than five percent humidity. Snow in the Arctic collects on sea ice or melts when it falls into the Arctic Ocean. There is no snow in Antarctica, rather ice crystals that blow in the constant wind.
In antarctica what is the average temperature in June?
it is average to our winter in England which is about -8 degrees
If antarctica melts would it be enough water to flood the world?
No. If all the ice on Antarctica melts, it will raise sea levels round the world by 60 metres (200 feet).
What effects and impact do ice melts have on Antarctica?
it doesn't say
Where will you live when Antarctica melts?
If Antarctica melts then all coastal cities will be submerged to a depth of 60 metres (200 feet). People will move to higher ground and live much more simply than before.
Effect of heat in carb.?
melts.
How is England different to Antarctica?
England is different to Antarctica in being slightly warmer for parts of the year.
Why should you look after antarctica?
There are various reasons that we should try and look after Antarctica. For example, if the ice sheet that covers 98% of Antarctica melts a lot then the sea level will rise.
How have the industrialized nations affected Antarctica?
industrialized nations put pollution into the atmosphere which causes global warming which melts ice caps in antarctica ;)
Will McDonald's have cinnamon melts in England?
Afraid not.
What will happen to the world if the Antarctica ice cover melts?
a lot of artic animals will be extinct
How is melting in Antarctica an issue?
When ice melts the animals lose their homes and eventually die
How does algae effect Antarctica?
i don't think algae does effect antarctica...except from turning the water green!
Does the flavor of sherbet effect how slow it melts?
no
